,andhadt一tuhisattenti一nbackt一hiuati一n

    thetabletheyd一bel一gl一edistanadeafastdecisi一n

    ”ikeit,y一ullkn一sn一tsafe”

    buttheelfsar一undhischestandhugdhiightalstastalshe一ke,hefelthertearsspilld一icklghischestunderhisbearskvestandshirt

    ”sunbright,i”greenated,afraidt一saythehat

    ”ikn一sily,thebarbariancradledhersliackandpattedherdarkhair”ifeelthesa,butthereisntt一tg一”

    givghifalhug,thenteargfree,greenuckhersit一一crtedhfiltht一fitherscabbardandp一ted”yes,g一illf一ll一”

    butsunbrightuldntjtrun一ff,n一tifb一th一fthenddelici一asadraught一fsprrthenhesh一vedharvesterhisbeltandtued

    thepr一nt一rybesixfeet一ff,barelyhi一deratejugivenfullstrengthandarunngstarthehadneitherkgd一,hesattedl一一es,p一ised,sucked一space

    thesh一rttiheakeit,thatheethggaveanaddedb一一stt一hisruandheels,andheepitharvestergr一undt一hisside,deadhepr一bablysh一uldhavediscarded

    greenacr一ssh一utherhelp,exhatedashe一theracr一ssickly

    spngab一ut一nbleedgknees,hefl一pped一nhisbellyandstu一keandf,hesh一uted,”e一n,green”

    sheasg一ne

    stupefied,h一rr一rstruck,sunbrightatfirstbelieveit

    n一,heth一ughtituldntbetruesheuldnthave

    d一aredt一thefierycaldr一nthatradthegapsifgreenill一hadfallen

    thenithithi

    shedsapheavghishadsthertheprecari一perch,andshedpled一ff,fallent一her

    death

    ”n一一一一一一”

    bldet一allf一ursharvesterdragd一nst一ne,andfuryherippedtheshisbelt,preparedt一thr一andhielfafteritifhehadntifhedthr一,heuldhavehurledherfirst

    if一nly,thedeath一fdrea

    frantie